Colombian senator and would-be presidential candidate is shot and wounded at Bogota campaign rally

BOGOTA Colombia AP Colombian Sen Miguel Uribe Turbay a feasible candidate in the country s presidential electoral process next year was shot and wounded at a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday government commented His conservative Democratic Center party circulated a declaration calling it an unacceptable act of violence The attack took place in a park in the Fontibon neighborhood when armed assailants shot him from behind stated the right-wing party which was founded by former President Alvaro Uribe The men are not related Images circulating on social media revealed Uribe Turbay covered in blood apparently with a head wound being held by several people So far no official record has been distributed on the senator s condition A suspected shooter has been captured Bogot Mayor Carlos Gal n reported on the social platform X But the federal authorities reported it was offering a reward for the capture of those responsible Respect life that s the red line Colombian President Gustavo Petro revealed in a message posted on his X account Shortly after making the post Petro canceled a planned trip to France due to the seriousness of the events according to a presidential comment Uribe Turbay is a senator and the son of a journalist who was kidnapped and killed in during one of the country s most of violent periods Colombia will hold a presidential referendum on May the end of the current term of Petro the first leftist to come to power in Colombia Uribe Turbay stated his presidential bid in March Colombian police chief Gen Carlos Triana announced that at the time of the attack Uribe Turbay was accompanied by Councilman Andr s Barrios and other people A minor who allegedly participated in the attack was apprehended at the scene and is being treated for a leg injury he commented A firearm was also seized I have ordered the Colombian military and police forces and intelligence agencies to deploy all their capabilities to urgently clarify the facts declared Defense Minister Pedro S nchez Former President Uribe stated they attacked the hope of the country a great husband father son brother a great colleague